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prototypelq · 3 months

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if i may ask, what's your favorite fictional horsie? (ask inspired by the recent darksiders posting, which btw has some awesome-looking horses :D)

MUTUAL YOU HAVE STEPPED ON A LANDMINE. or more like a pressure plate that is wired to a nuclear landmine under Me.

oh no I am forced to confront my sins over unhinged animal obsessions now, okay

(MAGIC HORSEGIRL TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE)

sidenote: while writing this I realised that the ask implied any kind of fantasy horse, but I'm now shoulder-deep in gaming horses tangent soooooo lol sorry not sorry. as for fantasy outside of games I really like the idea of Sleipnir, or any other kind of multi-legged horse, Ghost Rider flaming spirit horse is also super cool. Any horse-like creature that is predatory is freakishly awesome. Additional points for adding horns, scales, or swapping hooves for split-fingered/artiodactyl-like legs.

To be honest, I wish this ask was harder to answer than it is, because truth be told, there are very few games with horses. Decent horse animation is even less common than actually good horses, which is another factor that makes me very sad and harder to enjoy these mounts. Additionally, most of the games use horses as... 'car stand-ins' basically, there's very rarely anything uniquely Horse TM about the mounts, and usually they feel like glorified speed booster with questionable animations.

(spoiler: no, rdr2 does not have good horse animation, I have looked with literal scientific lens at thas game, consulted with different horsegirl enthusiasts about it, saw literally every available to public lecture on everything-horse-developed for it, and have concluded that, horse animation is overly complicated with little to-no noticable results, as are most things with that game. more on this later)

I'll obviously be forced to come back to RDR2 topic, but shelf it for now. Here be some of my fav horsies in games, not in any particular order (except RDR2 which will be discussed below).

Darksiders is pretty much a DMC-cousin series but with horses and this makes it so cool. The designers of horses for the Riders of the Apocalypse have gone out of their way to make all the Riders and their mounts look absolutely stunning. Despair looks both awesome and riveting and is my personal fave, Rampage has Mane Magic TM same as his rider Fury, Mayhem looks really cool in that armor, but, of course, Ruin is the posterchild for the series, and rightfully so!

Ruin is built absolutely true to his name. This horse looks like it runs on V8 infernal engine and pisses nuclear monster energy. He has fangs. His hooves scorch the ground underneath. This horse has the muscle mass of a red giant sun about to go supernova. He looks absolutely insane, the only thing you could fear more than this horse in a room is the person who is controlling him. So yes, an extremely fitting mount for War. (Ruin also has awesome mane physics, much appreciated)

Sadly, out of four Darksiders games, there are horse levels only 2 of them - those being the first two games (3 and Genesis are good, Genesis especially, but they both distanced themselves from 'big maps with dungeons' style maps, so horses are not really needed. Genesis has levels you can ride in, but the horses are not really needed in it, still, they are a welcome addition, especially with fans getting the final fourth horse design). Darksiders I and II are very much horsegirlgamer games, as both have Mounted Bossfights, which are BADASS, the Guardian fight in DS2 especially. Both really make you feel like the mythic Rider of the Apocalypse, they are amazing.

Darksiders II also gets an important mention from me for having The Best Trot Animation In Gaming To This Date. The horse trot is fluid, looks very expressive and it's clear Despair slows a lot of this, so it's not his preferred gait for riding, but the main highlight is Death's animation.

Most of the games are lazy with trot, as one of the riding techniques for handling it is just...sitting in the saddle aggressively (I mean it literally, as horse movement on trot is designed to throw you off, so technique number one is basically pushing yourself back into the saddle to counteract this). So the games are usually lazy and just glue the rider to the saddle to show this. However, the second, easier really, way to ride on trot is posting, which is standing up and down in rhythm with the horse's leg movement. Problem with trot is that you need to relearn it for each individual horse, as they all have different builds, leg lengh, breed, etc. With one horse it's easier to stay sitting, with another it would be impossible, but posting will be easy to do, and with some horses you can't do either, so your only hope is holding on until you change speed and gait.

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Death's movement in this trot animation is so fluid, so minimal and effortless - it's natural for him. He is in complete harmony with Despair, and the way he posts shows exactly that. 10/10 best trot animation ever, fight me.

Okay so, from a very much deserved highlight, to a not really deserved one - Dragon Age Inquisition. I'll say from the get-go, the mounts in this game suck, they don't even alter your speed of movement! They are completely useless. You could rip a minecraft horse in their place and it would feel better to control, be more useful and have better animation than DAI native mount system. That said, their designs are so cool, Dracolisks especially.

Fun fact, even the game's Horsemaster pretty much throws hands at seeing these things. You know how a normal horse when mean transformes into a 400 kilo beast with immense bite force and body mass that can crush you? Well, dracolisks don't look that heavy, but they also seem to be ready to hunt you for sport and giggles. 10/10 intense factor, they look awesome and as a supposed leader of a world-saving institution you look very impressive while riding them (and frighten 99% of the population). (it's also hilarious to imagine a Maximus-Flynn situation from Tangled between these temperamental beasts and your poor party members or love interest)

Thankfully, most of my mutuals have been acquired pretty recently, meaning, after my Big Horizons Phase xD I really love HZD, and one of the neat things about it is actually horses!

Horizon ZD is the game that has the best controlling horses out of all the games I've played (yes, even rdr2 loses to it for a big reason I will elaborate later on), and the formula of it's success is very fun to look into: it lies in three very important factors: horse brain, player controls and animation, all of which have been solved simply, yet with grace.

HZD has made sure that your chosen mount has it's own pathfinding system, which does not turn off when the player starts riding the creature, so you can, and I almost quote the devs here - you can ride into a patch of woods on high speed, leg go of your controller, and the horse will avoid collision on its own. Isn't it just great when your supposed animal has it's own pathfinding made to simulate brain activity and their feeling of self-preservation. Point two: controls. The most important aspect of HZD mount controls is that - you keep controlling Aloy, the moment she starts riding there is no magical control transition in favour of your mount. There is no 'go forward' button, even pushing the stick forward works only for walk. You keep controlling Aloy, who is now riding on top of a horse-like-machine, so to go faster you press the button for her to kick the horse into next gear. To stop or slow down, you don't use sticks and don't let go of 'go forward button', that will actually do nothing, instead you need to press the button to make Aloy hold the cords of the machine closer. Under the surface, every game's horses are just 'reskined cars', but details like this make the player feel different, make you feel like your controls don't magically transcend to the animal your controlled character is on top of. This detail is small, but it's impact is very big, I assure you. Point three: animation. HZD devs did an awesome animation trick for the running cycle of Aloy and the horses, as those two are the ones players see the most of, and they are the first ones to get repetitive and boring for the player. Basically, animators did three variations of run cycle with different weight distribution (model veers sideways and steers back into weight neutral position), then coded in a system to randomly blend bits of these run animations together. The result is a partially randomised run animation, made out of fleshed-out hand-made ones, so it always looks good, quite diverse, and is not as repetitive. (I wish I remembered the specific talk where devs explained this, but there are so many of them, all fascinating btw, and its been a few years so sorry no source for you)

Two honourable mentions for the games I have not played myself, but they really deserve it when we're talking about horsegirlgames: Zelda BOTW and Shadow of the Colossus. These games have horses right out of every horsegirl's dreams - they are big, their manes long and gorgeous, their run animation so cartoonishly expressive yet graceful, it's mesmerising. Certified horsegamergirl games.

Honestly, it's impossible to not fall in love with them (unless you don't have a platform to run either of these, ahaha, fuck console wars).

And now. Now for the black sheep of my horsegames list. RDR2.

Disclaimer: I have spent way too much time in this game. 'got Zoologist' kind of too much time. While I will be critical, the game is certainly an acquired taste, and there have been enough people singing praises to it and never having the issues I got after putting hundreds of hours into it. I had a great time, which turned very sour after these hundreds of hours. Some players keep loving this game forever, some despise it from the start. Play on your own to formulate a personal opinion and don't defer to any of these camps.

RDR2 is a western movie through and through, and by that I mean that the game is extremely pretty on the outside, but has nothing substantial on the insde. This illusion held for me for long enough, but I was much saddened by peeking behind the curtain, and seeing what I found there. Again, this is a personal issue, it doesn't mean the game is bad or good, but my dissapointement is tied pretty much directly to how the game handles horses, since, y'know, this is supposendly 'the ultimate horsegirl game'.

The sad truth is that RDR2 horses are exactly 'reskinned cars', which is the trap that renders most of gaming horses so so so boring, but the illusion the game creates holds strong for a long while, plus the personification of your horsie (saddle, mane customisation, etc.) actually strenghtens that illusion big time.

I have pointed out what HZD did right for horses to feel so good thoroughly for a reason, said reason is: RDR2 got every point on that list wrong.

Let me show you some examples of RDR2 horse pathfinding.

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I chose these two specific clips for a reason - both are prime examples of exactly how lobotomised RDR2 horses are, but in different ways. First clip is user error (besides the fact that no horse could ever run on railways but I digress) - I have been enjoying the scenery too much, and the stick angle proved too much, so me and my beloved horse fell straight to our deaths off the side of that railway. I think it's pretty self-explanatory that irl horses are very self-preservation centered animals, and they don't just fall down random pits. If the RDR2 horses had kept their AI pathfinding running while the player controls them, this simple user error could have been negated - as the pathfinding system would quickly flash a 'don't fucking run into a pit', keep input from registering and the horse would just follow the side of the road without tumbling down. Which, in gamer's eyes would also roleplay as horse having it's own brains. The second example is even weirder - I've been using the 'cinematic mode', which means I put down the controller, and the horse is following the road to my chosen destination on his own, so, y'know, this should be a prime example of horse pathfinding. Wrong again! Granted, that weird woman is some sort of random event, she is not usually there, nor are there barrels, but if the object has a collison parameter it should have been freakin registered and the horse was supposed to jump over it.

So yeah, RDR2 horses are completely lobotomised to any sense of navigation, this has been likely done in favour of more direct player control and easier cinematic setups.

Point two: controls. This one is actually mixed, and I'll start with the good thing for a change. The good thing is RDR2 is literally the only game to allow for lateral movement for mount, in short, this allows you to turn around your horse clockwise while remaining in one place, basically spinning, on trot and gallop too no less! If you try the control inputs for this in any other game, you will end up circling around a set point, and not spinning in place. Which, very cool actually, and yeah the opportunity to do this feels good. Another great detail is Handling stat - which is, how responsive is your horse to your inputs (ex. more or less maneuverable, time to turn after input, how much you mash X to speed up to another gait), which all feel very distinct. Arabians are known for having exquisitely tight handling, you need only to lightly tap the button for them to listen to you, in contrast, work or draft horses will make live for your big thumb a living hell, as they need to be kicked a lot of times to do literally anything. This idea of changing character controls for each horse is very very good, and this I will gladly praise.

On the other hand RDR2 horse controls (dreadfuly). First off - your horse works based on a 'go forward' button mechanic, also the gait change is tied to it, and if you, for some reason, just 'let go' of your 'go forward button' you will after slowing down. I remember seeing a meme where the trigger and the X buttons were duck-taped to be constantly pressed on their own, and I can tell you it's not a joke. You just might need another controller after all the X mashing this game requires you to do. Just for horse controls - you mash X to go faster, you keep pushing X to remain at current speed, and the only time you let go of that button is to either mash it again, or if you want to slow down for a stop.

If you look at HZD controls explanation again, you might see just how damaging this control scheme is to the feel of your horse being an actual animal with their own head and brain, pair this controls madness with nonexistence of pathfinding, and well, RDR2 horses are justt lobotomised to a point of being a 'reskinned car'.

Last point, might be our saving grace here - animation. And, ehhhhhhhhhh, this one's positive but mixed. RDR2 devs did a great job at recognizing how different gait speeds for horses work, as well, gait is just the type of movement horse uses, it is not as strictly tied to speed as you might think. Just as you can hop down the street, or walk down the street at the same speed, trained horses can gallop at practicaly walking speed for shows (this does not work in reverse though - you cannot reach gallop speed while trotting). Game animators did their best to recognise and implement this, so the game is calculating leg movement and is blending animation when the gait-change is happening. However, what I ended up with in game, a lot of the time, is this:

I am not sure what this is caused by, I interpret this as the animation engine shrugging and going for a coffee break. This mistake is not uncommon at all, and there will be a lot of time when you see your horse 'hopping' like this with both front and back legs for a couple of seconds.

Let's just say, this is not how horses run. This is not even how they could run if they want to, or are trained to do this. Horses' entire anatomy revolves around their movement, which is built on a foundational truth that legs move in a set pattern, if that pattern is broken - horse will damage itself.

Again, this is likely just a technical issue, it appears often enough, but unless you know this is an error, you will likely sleep soundely at night. As you can see, I am not one of those people. I did not sleep soundly at night after looking into this. I have also consulted with all my horsegirl friends and a horsekeeping student over this and all of them confirmed this as an error. Still, it is very strange, that a game that bragged it has horse testicle physics down, has this blatant and frequent animation error in it.

Okay, I've thrashed RDR2 quite enough I think, the last bit I wanted to list here is another positive one. Muscle animation and animal sounds is this game are certified clinically insane. All the breathing muscle movement after cantering has been noted and animated to a golden standard, head muscle, snorting, leg muscle, all of these look insanely good. I mean literally insanely good, the animators that worked on this deserve awards.

Also, you could never say no to horse customisation. So, I wanted to wrap this monster of a post with a compilation of my RDR2 pretty horses photomoding.

#i hope this post is horsegirl enough #honestly i needed this thank you for the ask #we need more good horse games #like a lot more #(please im begging you)#give rdr2 horses the engine of hzd ones and that game could have been perfect #alas we have what we have plus lots of stupid fall compilations #horses #darksiders #darksiders 2 #shadow of the colossus #zelda botw #rdr2 #red dead redemption 2 #hzd #horizon zero dawn #rdr2 photomode

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annakie · 9 months

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Baldur's Gate 3 Stuff Below (mild romance spoilers for stuff you see before the end of Act 1)

I am absolutely sure I want to romance Gale and have been turning everyone else down left and right but oh boy I just did the dance scene with Wyll and THAT was the first time I doubted my choice.

My character is a Noble Lore Bard and so the Lore Bard jives very much with Gale, and so does his general politeness and eloquence, but dancing with Wyll in a courtly dance like that really, REALLY tugged on the heartstrings. Turning my face away at the end was a hard decision and I may need to load the save just to see what happens if you DON'T. >.> (and then keep going with a save where I did. Sigh.)

This is the first actual hard choice I've had for who to romance in a game in a very long time. Come on you guys, let's just Throuple this, yes? You get along great with each other!

Also Haslin seems great, I really like him and he hasn't officially joined the party yet, but I have been very careful to try and not pick any flirty dialog with him and he's still... shall we say, very complimentary to me. Is that just what he's like? I haven't even had a chance to do any "Hey, thanks but no thanks" dialog back at him. But he's made it clear his sleeping bag could use company and I'm still saying no.

Seen a lot of other people saying they've seen similar issues with Gale and Wyll when not romancing them, a lot of people think the romance flags are still very bugged. So, idk.

I am trying to be kind to Astarion, my boi you are all manner of fucked up and I get it. How can I help you without encouraging your darker side? I think he's the only member of the party who may end up leaving me. I also don't bring him out much since I can handle all the rogue stuff myself. Very interested in him and his story, but no romance this time around.

The ladies are also all so amazing. Shadowheart also has that "I'm evil and I don't want you to fix me!" thing going on, but I hope I can still fix (un-evil) her. This playthrough at least. Let's be best friends, Shadowheart, but I'm not turning to the darkside for you.

Absolutely loving Lae'zel having to come to grips with the flaws of her own people and goddess. Also her adoration of Karlach is :3. I bring her out with me so much.

and KARLACH. Oh my goodness I didn't expect to love her so much but I do. I ADORE her. How can you not? I want her and my bard to be cuddlemates forever.

Anyway, the party with the tieflings was terribly awkward when I had to tell basically everyone in my party no thank you, except Astarion who told me no thank you, and Gale who said I really want to but I am legit worried my heart might explode. Fair.

Since then, we've had a serious flirt discussing reading about stimulation in books, and that's precisely the kind of flirting my bard is into.

I hope we do have a serious conversation at some point where it can be made clear that I don't play second fiddle to anyone, even the goddess of magic, so I hope that's all behind him.

I turned down a handsome nobleman who knows how to dance, Gale. Don't disappoint!

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I could go on about a thousand other things I am loving about this game (basically everything) but now I need to get back to playing it so maybe I can finish act 2 in less than 100 hours.

#baldur's gate #baldur's gate 3

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imagine-darksiders · 1 year

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ALRIGHT YOU LISTEN HERE

I’ve read many stories and I’ve watched many movies. I have listened to many songs and have seen lots of art. No matter how emotional they may have been I have never flat-out cried because of such things. I may have felt sad yeah but never have I ever shed tears for them (except for the little matchbox girl animation short, but we don’t talk about that 👁👄👁). Anyway, my point is I don’t cry. So- imagine my surprise when I’m struggling not to cry while reading fanfiction about some game I don’t know much about. Like god damn man?? Cold Hands, Warm Heart is just amazing and Christ I’m devastated by Eideard's death. Just Wuuwkwkwjwksjej. It sucks (in a good way). I’m genuinely upset to see him go. But the scene was just executed so well that it feels right for him to go (even though I wish he could have lived ;-;). Your writing is just amazing and I am invested in it. Idk if any of this is even making any sense I’m just so happy that I found such a cool and well-written story. I’ll definitely be checking out the Darksiders game after this (probably should check out the game first to avoid spoilers but it’s already too late). Anyway just want to say it again- amazing story and awesome job with the writing. Curse you for making me cry

It genuinely makes my heart ache with happiness to know that my stuff reaches people who've never even heard of Darksiders before. It boosts my confidence as a writer tenfold, you have no idea how much this ask means to me, Anon. <3

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nevis-the-skeleton · 1 year

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Anecdotes on "The Polar Star" TFP (Part 1)

/!\ Attention, spoiler, you must at least have read Part 1 of the story "The Polar Star" to understand /!\

1 - Starscream was only supposed to see the future.

2 - Skyfire normally had no Capacity. The fact that he knew Starscream was in danger was originally because their bond was very strong.

3 - Predaking and Steve were supposed to be just friends. Until I said to myself that I wanted to see Steve happy and in a relationship.

4 - Predaking and Shockwave should normally have appeared only in Part 2. But due to an insistence from @le-sluagh, who absolutely wanted to see his favorite character (Shockwave), I made him appear earlier.

5 - The MegaShock ship wasn't supposed to exist either (another request from LeSluagh).

6 - Originally I intended to put Ratchet with Wheeljack, until readers on Wattpad pointed out to me that Ratchet and Optimus behaved like an old couple. That's when I couldn't help but put them together.

7 - Among my Wattpad readers, Ratchet has acquired a nickname: Mama Ratcheta. I think it suits him perfectly XD. He's the mother of the team after all. (Conclusion: Listen to the opinions and proposals of others, it can help you for your story ;3)

8 - Lilas means Lilac in French.

9 - Lilwen means Innocence, and Geal means White. This could therefore be translated as white innocence, a reference to the white lilac, which is the symbol of innocence. A parallel with her project: The Project Darkside.

10 - Soundwave was supposed to be the only Cold Construction alive.

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blessed-curse · 7 months

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Hi....how you doing?....I got a few questions....1.with the MC being the first and strongest.... would it be right to assume that they are beyond SSS+ class?

2. Since they were living on the moon, have there been any reports on Earth of a figure spotted on the moon's surface of something like that?

3.How long does the power creation take to make a power....like is instantly or after some time?

4.Will we be able to create the opponent's powerset and use it against its original owner?

Hi Anon, thanks for the asks,

Answers below:

1) Well, to measure the MC, there is a very special device that the government uses to measure a superhuman's energy levels, this provides them with an idea of how strong you can get. Next, they evaluate what type of superpower you wield. After these 2 factors are taken into consideration, they use the danger scale to rank you. Unfortunately, for them, the MC can control their energy output. Since they've had an immeasurable amount of time to study themselves. So there will be a choice at that point in the story if you wanna be low-key or high-profile. But to answer your question, the MC is indeed SSS+.

2) Now here comes a spoiler, to answer, yes, there have been human governments that have known about it for some time, especially Area 23(yes, not 51 🤣, 51 is the camouflage). But all governments that know of a being that walks the moon's darkside only have speculation and photos, nothing more. Since this earth developed slightly different to ours. Some things came earlier. Some things came later.

3) Now, this is double-edged sword ability. The abilities the MC can create are almost infinite. If you can dream it, it's possible, but unfortunately, for the MC, when they create an ability for themselves, it only lasts for a few minutes. Even tho they can permanently give others powers. And yes, they manifest instantly, but the more powerful the power, the more energy consumption it will have in creation and use. (The energy stat will be a hidden stat.(code divers might find it 😅) Only estimates will be provided during scenes where the main ability is used, it'll be flavour text.)

4) That will depend on if you can because remember power creation has a power limit on its creations. But yes, with some side villains or heroes the MC can beat them with their own stick(power). 😂

#blessed curse #mc #anon ask #q&a #powers!

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anakinskywalkerog · 8 months

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AHSOKA EP. 1 RECAP

hi! so I’ve been like, totally MIA, super busy, avoiding Tumblr at ALL COSTS so I could avoid Ahsoka spoilers until I watched it. and now I am BACK and HERE and I want to share my THOUGHTS so get ready, spoilers for Ahsoka episode 1 under the cut

1. I LOVE SHIN HATI SO MUCH!!!!

you all know I love a darksider and that I also love a HOT darksider and now we have one who is a WOMAN and not a weird alien woman but like an actual badass hot chick who has the dark side EMANATING out of her eyes (I also very much love badass Reva who is hot but not *spoiler* truly a darksider). and Shin Hati is also a PADAWAN and she has a PADAWAN BRAID I’m dying, dark padawan energy? Shin HOTTY am I right (I want to dress as her for Halloween so bad)

2. I’m not sure why they made Sabine into this Padawan character 😂 I’m sorry but it just doesn’t make sense for her to learn the ways of the force!! there are literally lines in rebels about how she doesn’t use/“have” the force.

and like, I understand that there’s a lot of story we missed between her and Ahsoka in terms of what happened after the end of rebels and before now. but it doesn’t make sense for her to learn/want to learn to be a jedi. she’s mandalorian! the scene where she surpasses her mandalorian helmet in favor of her lightsaber? I don’t get it. I absolutely love Natasha Liu’s performance though. she captures Sabine’s essence very well. Maybe I will come around on this whole jedi thing when I watch the next few episodes. I also don’t get why Ahsoka would want to teach her to be a jedi? what happened to “I am no Jedi”??

3. I loved loved LOVED seeing Lothal in live action. So good!! I love how prominent of a storyline Ezra is, from the very beginning. I love that this is a continuation of Ezra’s story. and I LOVE THE LOTH CAT I cried when I saw him (if he got hurt in that battle I will sue)

4. I don’t really understand the aesthetic choices made in the graphic design/the end credits. They’re leaning into this weird ancient/nordic vibe and it makes no sense for Star Wars. I get every show is going to have its own aesthetic but the ancient EUROPEAN?? vibe is literally the antithesis of the original star wars aesthetic and it seems Jon Favreau-y, Marvel-y to me (like it’s okay for them all to share some basic design rules okay?!)

5. on the flip side, I like the soundtrack! it’s definitely different aesthetically but I like how it sort of leans into the epic fantasy vibe. I’m into it.

6. As much as I think Rosario and MEW are doing an excellent job portraying Ahsoka and Hera, I don’t love the costume/character design. the contacts are weird and idk I just feel like it’s such a big budget show and they could have done better!! but I can get over this.

okay those are all of my current and immediate reactions! overall I am very excited and I can’t wait to see where this goes and even when I post things I didn’t love/choices I didn’t understand, I want to make it clear that it is not hate on this show! I am very grateful it exists and excited to see where it takes us. These are just my absolutely unfiltered thoughts. Please comment if you agree/disagree. See you after I watch episode 2!!

#star wars #ahsoka #ahsoka tano #ahsoka spoilers #ahsoka show #star wars ahsoka #ahsoka series #sw ahsoka #hera syndulla #sabine wren #star wars rebels #rebels #ezra bridger #lothal #ahsoka season 1 #shin hati #loth cat

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azureaqua · 2 years

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❥︎ The Queen's Deceit • Ikemen Prince fanfiction

DISCLAIMER;

1. I don't own any of the ikepri characters and surroundings here, just my OC whom I created just for this purpose!

2. This is my first writing here and on top of that my first English writing! It's not my first language so there could be typos, and grammatical errors (as I'm still kind of learning the language) — in case this happens please tell me, I'm quick to fix them and make better quality!

3. Last, but not least is the story itself and some characters' personalities. Since the plot doesn't follow after our MC in the game, things can be different! Also, some elements were completely invented by me, so please keep an eye out for that too! (Plus, there could be spoilers for some routes.)

• Chapter I.

(If you guys want a theme song for our protagonist;))

Ice. And cold. I got used to it by now. Or at least my mind did, a long ago... But my body would still let me down after all these years and warn me by constantly getting goosebumps and shivering, not feeling at first my fingers tips then my hands and feet. I was burning from inside to outside... As if those ice crystals in my heart were burning down my body slowly, mercilessly. Wanting to destroy my organs first so that my chilled, helpless body will be unusable by the time I'm dead. Merely, a frozen corpse, an icy prison for my past self.

...But I should be okay after I'm ready. There.

I sighed while walking fast, trying to keep my pace and breathing steady. The exhalation when the carbon dioxide fled first from my lungs and then through my mouth to become one with the very perishing and choking air around me appeared lightly before my eyes. I saw the delicate poisoned steam as they spread all over the area. Almost saw the icy crystals too that might have frozen in that instant moment I let out my sigh. Suddenly the whole corridor around me felt cruel, nearly pinning me down in one place to notice my surroundings. And stop. But I had no time to spare nor observe. I have to keep going.

And damn, it is exceptionally cold tonight. I better sleep with double blankets after this, I guess...

"Your Highness? What are you doing here at this time of the night?"

I heard one of the head maids calling me. I was in the kitchen, holding a plate of food, so I wasn't suspicious. My back was facing her, but I had to be careful nonetheless. I had the venom ready in my hand, too - just a couple drops from it, and it could be fatal. But... was this really what I wanted right now? I was eager about it before, but now I'm suddenly scared.

Vater wouldn't be proud of me now, would he? Neither Gilbert, for that matter. Good thing I won't see them for a while... Let's get over this.

"Ja, it's me, Franziska. Don't worry, I just finished training a little late and got hungry, so I will take this meal to my room if you don't mind." I tried to sound as normal and tired as possible, hoping my voice won't shake. I almost laughed nervously at the end, but that would have given away the whole act.

Although I was still showing my back to her, I wasn't sure where she was standing exactly, so I feared that the next moment she would look over my shoulder and see what I'm doing. If only my hands wouldn't shake so much... But this is the first time I'm doing something like this, it's not like I'm a professional. I just have to be fast.

Thanks to this nerve-racking position I was in, I no longer felt the cold eating me up, I assume this is the only positive aspect of this. Suddenly I was more like; burning with dishonesty, a bit of mischief, and excitement.

"Very well, Prinzessin, I'll leave you to it then. But please don't overwork yourself, your mother has been worried about you." She said in a sorrowful tone.

...It's nice of you to say something like this, Franziska, but - unfortunately - I know my mother very well. She would never be worried about me, especially after what occurred a year and a half ago.

"Trust me, I won't. I appreciate you and my mother worrying about me, but I'm doing good, training keeps me in shape, and it helps me a lot in my daily tasks, so I know my limits." At the last sentence, I turned my head in her direction and watched as she bowed to me and left. Finally, this was quite close!

I didn't waste any more of my short time and poured some delicate drops from the small vial in my hand to every point of the healthy meal. Or... well, not so healthy anymore.

After that, I quietly slipped out of the master kitchen and tried to use some hidden passages throughout the castle to get to my destination quicker, without more people seeing me. At one point, while I was walking the stairs, I believe I caught a glimpse of something or someone, but neither of us was interested enough to investigate at this time, close to midnight. I only sincerely hoped it wasn't Gilbert or one of his watchmen or soldiers. Usually, they are the ones who use these shortcuts in the palace the most, and they also finish training late, or there could be a guard switch every 3 hours, so it was evident for me to get worried. But when I saw my room at the end of the corridor in the East wing, I silently ran towards it and finally felt safe after a long day.

I kicked off my boots hurriedly, but before I stripped down for a sedative and comforting hot shower, I noticed that the maids must have left my window open since the morning... I was back to freezing at last.

After half an hour, my brain felt at peace finally. I was relaxed and calm... Before the storm.

The last thing I thought about before falling into a pleasant slumber was that I prayed that the forenoon, I wouldn't see Gilbert - or any of his subordinates, for that matter. Normally we would eat breakfast in our rooms or at the training grounds, but he's quick to sense if something's amiss. What if he comes into my room to see if I'm still sleeping or eating? Of course, this wouldn't be a problem in itself, but I know I won't be here the next time the Sun rises. At the same time, the next evening I won't be in my room either, taking a shower after a rough training, and more importantly - I won't be sleeping in my bed, neither tomorrow nor the day after that. What he'll do?

If he finds out sooner than he should... I may get all of us killed.

I must wake up earlier than him because I will outsmart my brother once in my life.

...Quick, I have to make my way down fast!

In a hurry, I ran downwards on the castle's stairs as swiftly and silently as I could. I woke up before sunrise, as I wanted, but I had so much preparing to do I was constantly debating in my head that I underestimated myself and my timing.

Every second I thought that I'm running late, and at the gates - when I got my horse and assistant with me - I'll run into Gilbert, and my whole mission will fly out the window into some relentless coldness and endless suffering. Also, my second biggest fear was that what if Ingrid forgot what I told her last night? Not that she has ever forgotten anything I said to her, but still.

Now for once, as I was running, I was not afraid to make too much noise as I didn't have my armor on me. I decided it was for the best; I won't be too recognizable. I plan to keep a low profile, and I want to do it right.

I finally reached the castle grounds and cut through our spacious garden which didn't bloom beautifully even in the spring. That's the curse of Obsidian, I guess. Then for this matter, why did we even have a garden?

Meanwhile, moving continuously, I reached the royal stables, unleashed my horse, and walked with her to the gate. I felt a pang of relief in my heart when I saw my assistant waiting with her horse near the enormous doors. I also already had an idea forming in my head about what I'll do with the gatekeeper guards, but that had to wait a little longer.

"Ready, Eure Majestät?" Asked Ingrid, however, she immediately hopped onto her horse - as if not expecting any response. But after I nodded my head, we went on.

It's time to deal with the guards... It's early, so I hope whatever I bribe them with, they'll take it without a word and keep their mouths shut in front of my mother and my brother.

"Guten Morgen meine Herren! Could you please open the gates for us?" I used my best smile to be engaging.

"May we know where you're going so early, Prinzessin?" Asked one of them, however, the other guard - ignoring his companion - reached for the handles to open the desired entrance... Our entrance to freedom.

"Oh, I can't possibly tell you everything. This one is a top-secret mission of mine if you'd please!" I was still smiling, but now it was a forced smile.

Just don't ask for more details, let us go already..!

"Very well. What should we say to dein Bruder?" Meanwhile, finally, the guard who's been questioning me moved to open the gates too.

"He knows about it, don't worry." I thanked them one last time and beckoned Ingrid to follow me. I immediately kicked my horse into a gallop, running into the dry, blackish field, feeling free.

Shortly my assistant caught up to me and hurriedly asked me.

"Eure Majestät, where are we planning to go exactly?" There she goes, being worried... But it's true though, I didn't say any specific destination to her last night. Not that I have any better idea now.

"Oh come on, enjoy this freedom a little bit, will you?" I laughed, which made her laugh too. "I will figure it out when the time's right." I reassured her at last and started galloping again.

It will be a long way anyway while we reach some borders, so I had plenty of time to decide which way to go. Until then, we can feel the fresh air burning through us with the marvelous taste of liberty in our mouths, making us drunk early this dawn.

There's nothing better than this at the moment.

"Are you sure about this? Entirely?" She sighed, her face troubled as she held my horse's bridle tightly in her other hand.

I dismounted my horse, close to the evening hours when we reached a border in the South-Eastern region. I wasn't planning to arrive on horseback since everyone knows that only royals travel with horses, and right now, I wasn't thriving to be royalty. Right now, I have to look like a commoner, and I have to act like one. That's why I decided near the border that I will walk from now on.

"Look on the bright side, Ingrid, you can take some day-offs! I will manage, I promise!"

"I know you'll manage, that’s not the thing I'm most worried about. It's the country, the territory you chose. Are you sure Rhodolite is the best place to escape for a while as an Obsidianite princess and a member of the Royal Family? You know they hate us... If you get found out, they'll kill you. And maybe, but just maybe, start a war too." I sighed, seeing her anxious expression.

"I know what I'm doing, but they will never know. That's the key; not letting them know. I'm familiar with the consequences and risks that may occur in this short period, but I need to do this. For several personal reasons. You trust me, right? You will know when I need you next time I will reach you, so don't worry, Ingrid." I stepped closer to her and hugged her.

"Just relax around here... Feel the freedom without the kingdom's responsibilities for a little while. You can use my horse too if you want. Just don't go back to the palace and guard our secret. You're the only one I truly trust in Obsidian, not even my brother. I will be careful because it's worth it. It's worth it to be careful because I know I can go back to someone." I patted her on the shoulder one last time and started running towards the border.

Buckle up, Rhodolite; here I come!________________________________________________________________________________________

(Okay, so how did you guys like the first part? Was it clear, was it good? Honestly this is my first English ff I posted anywhere, since I usually write in my native language, but a couple of days ago I thought I should try something new and develop my skills... I’m open to any critisism and/or opinion, bc I have nothing to lose as this is my first time haha! Anyways, hope you guys enjoyed! :D)

Part 2 is here!

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The agony and devastation on Obi-Wan’s face as he looks on Anakin Skywalker’s face. The broken-hearted defeat and acceptance that even now,after all this time he cannot kill the man he once considered his everything. And the oscillation in Anakin’s voice,the war between the modulator and the flashes of the dark side in his eyes with the gut wrenching,soft toned entreaties of Anakin’s voice. We see here Obi-Wan and Anakin warring with themselves,with their own utter and tantamount internal agonies. The pleas in their eyes as they stare at one another in agony,I cannot imagine anything more gut wrenching than Obi-Wan deciding here he cannot kill him when Anakin is already dead. And so the Circle breaks.

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I’m sorry but the darksiders being so fucking done with Vader’s absolute unhinged galaxy rending obsession over Obi-Wan is the funniest thing in the world. The Grand Inquisitor and Sidious both side eyeing him and being like bro can you fucking CHILL is absolutely riotous. The judgement,the exasperation from them.

Anakin foaming at the mouth and shrieking and crushing planets to dust writhing in his Obisession—

Sidious—I can’t believe I’m saying this but have you thought of LETTING GO?

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Okay but the humanity and kindness and empathy to Anakin’s line “I am not your failure,Obi-Wan.” There is so very little good in him,and we have seen it so deeply buried beneath an ocean of hatred and blinding pain. But I am so stuck on this line in particular,the entreaty and wavering earnestness to his voice as he bids Obi-Wan to not blame himself. This is the only real humanity we see in him until Luke,this small moment of Anakin so clearly shining through. It is not Vader’s pain in his voice,it is Anakin’s. We see the yellow recede from his eyes and the rounded, desperation to them as he says the words. It’s such a curious thing,that as much pain and misery he wanted to inflict on Obi-Wan,in this he did not want him to shoulder the blame. This line better than anything in Star Wars so perfectly illustrates that Anakin knows what he did,and he knows what choice he makes every single day. He killed the light within Anakin Skywalker,not Obi-Wan or anyone else. I killed Anakin Skywalker.

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hello poppy war fandom, may i offer you a chaltan fic during these trying times

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χαίρομαι που παίρνουμε 12αρια μόνο και μόνο επειδή το σοκαρισμένο "ΤΙ" του καπουτζίδη κάθε φορά είναι και πιο αστείο

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none of u understand altan trengsin only i do i couldn't fix him but i could make him soooooo much worse and that's great he deserves to go apeshit

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I realize that I never talk about my AO3 writing projects on tumblr. I assume many of my followers are mostly just sticking around for the multifandom nonsense. But I do also write! If you are interested, my AO3 is linked in the content source.

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Current projects:

the phoenix and the ashes (The Untamed, gen) - a Jiang Cheng centric time travel fix it where we are unfridging everybody's moms and also Lan Yi is there. 35K written of an estimated 50k. Chapter one live now!

The Dark Is Lit (Star Wars, teen) - Obi-Wan has figured out how to use the darkside without falling, and he needs it to destroy the chips in the clone troopers' minds. How long can he toe the balance? 23K written of an estimated 40K. There are 6 chapters live on AO3 and ch7 is in progress at 1k.

it's not like you got somewhere to be (Our Flag Means Death, explicit) - EXTREMELY filthy Steddy Hands pwp that I was not planning on writing more of, but now I've got 2k of a second chapter. I don't know how it happened either.

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Untitled 2 - A Witcher Geralt/Yenefer/Jaskier threesome; also a futurefic where Geralt and Yenefer adopt a baby that's the daughter of [spoiler]. Progress: 3K

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Ok, so for those who don't know, there's this web series up on YouTube called, "Cartoons in Danganronpa"

As the name implies it's basically what would happen if various cartoon characters where to experience Danganronpa 1, recently the first investigation has finished and were currently waiting for the trial, so while this is happening I've decided to obsess over "Who coud have done it and how?"

So I will be analyzing the evidence we have and creating a theory, for the time being the plan is to do this with every chapter, might change my mind based on time and reception.

First of all, I've decided to group all characters into 3 categories, these are based mostly on what we know of the characters based on their respective shows, and some personal theories of mine.

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Ello, good day, my sci-fi idol! <3 Please tell me about those doomsday cults you've mentioned in the intro, because I'm craving for something like that. Also, if there's something more to this Project Bloom we've learnt about in that work of art snippet, and it's not too spoilery or anything, then I'd like to know that too!

Bless you, @tryingtimi, you sweet lady.

Answer under the cut to save you all space on your dash.

Project Bloom was a human experiment trial, funded by the Lower London Liberation and headed by Dick Soloman and Lavanya Bhakti. It got started about ten years before the start of the series and ended six years later, when Lavanya convinced a few of the subjects to escape and pledge their allegiance to her cause. The humans who survived and joined Bhakti (Rhen, Antoni, and Caidan) make up the core leadership of the New Enlightenment, which is the cult directly opposing the protagonists in Bird & Fish. This is making a very, VERY long story short of course.

The excerpt you read shows the aftermath of their escape from the Project Bloom facility. Those who were in the inner part of the lab, well, the excerpt doesn't show them... but the ones who managed to get close to the exit succumbed to "contamination" (which is a nice way of saying that a parasitic sentience beyond our comprehension made all of those people "hosts" for incubation). We don't get to see this from Seung's perspective because she doesn't know, but from an autopsy described earlier in the book, the reader knows that everyone in that hallway was violently eaten from the inside out by very gross, fleshy worms.

The New Enlightenment has since taken up residence in Darkside (the part of Lower London where no light touches) and paints itself as a haven for wayward souls. Castoffs of society, orphaned children, etc. are recruited to join their ranks-- given food, water, and shelter in exchange for their loyalty and adherence to certain principles. The body is a prison. The mind is a snare. Abandon and oblivion are the ideal, and also the future that the New Enlightenment seeks to achieve. The Dyd, the only true God that ever lived, is apparently waiting for them to become "worthy of its womb." To this end, they are guided by a book of prophecy, penned in blood by a man named Bhaduri (a former Schmidt & Foster scientist) and kept close by Lavanya.

This book of prophecy just happens to be absolutely correct about most things (including the damn Dyd) giving followers extra reason to be dogmatic.

What is their master plan, exactly? That's where the spoilers start, so I'll stop here. <3 Thank you for the ask! This was really fun to throw down somewhere.

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Soooo.. question on Luz ...

Minor Owl House spoiler?... maybe I mean its not technically if you saw the first season. No I’m not referring to the leaked clips. More of the trailer....

....So from season one its obvious Luz blames herself... its a dumb question but I’m asking fans. Do you as fans blame Luz with Belos coming to power/origin, etc, etc....

I’m not gonna lie I’m a bit tired of Luz blaming herself. But before someone jumps on me. I wanna note I get why. She’s a kid, and second she’s going through a LOT of trauma. I know trauma doesn’t just go away after a 30 minute episode.

I just hope Luz will eventually come to terms with her trauma and I don’t wanna say get over it but you get the idea. Quit blaming herself.

Personally, I don’t blame her for anything thats happened. No there’s too many factors Luz doesn’t think(and I hope her friends or mom will make her realize). 1) Nobody including Eda’s family knew that Belos/Phillip were the same person. For all intents and purposes, they believed Phillip was a different person. Hence they didn’t know about what he had been planning. 2) They were technically time traveling, she nor Lilith knew or thought what their actions would have. 3) Even if Phillip didn’t have Luz’s help he had been looking for the Collector before they even entered the scene, that was literally how others “disappeared” around him. I think even if Luz and Lilith had done everything to avoid Philip and interfere, he would had looked for anyone to take the fall for those traps and such and gotten to the Collector one way or another. 4) Thats more of Phillip’s gaslighting to take the guilt of his own actions off her. 5) She’s literally a child, whether she wants to see it that way or not, nobody’s expecting her to be all knowing.

And as much as I know she’ll hate this... it had to come to it with the finale. Had Phillip not gotten that artifact, there’s no telling if King could had contacted/and gotten the Collector’s help to save them.

Do I think Luz gets herself into trouble though... uhh yeah. Now if this were the first season I’d say its because she’s so caught up in her fantasy/and dreaming of being a hero. But since season 2, we know its because she’s putting the weight of the world on her shoulders and she shouldn’t. But that doesn’t mean that motivation never got her in trouble.

She got caught and almost killed by Belos because I’m sorry if this sounds mean/negative because Luz thought she could fix it and make Phillip/Belos stop his genocidal path. Even before that she got herself and Eda caught because she had to pick a fight to try and “fix the problem”. Granted that was semi-staged by Raine and the others but thats not the point.

And I think thats probably gonna be a problem this upcoming season. I’m not blaming, I get the logic. She’s seen something thats WAYYY beyond even an adults’ comprehension. She’s gonna try and fix a problem she’s blaming on herself. Thats my fan theory anyway.

I also think as hard as this is to watch sometimes... this is probably part of Terrace’s plan. Luz’s character in the beginning was a child that lived in a literal fantasy world and wanted to be the hero. She was dreaming of having a story like the ones in her books and everything would be a fun dungeons/and dragons game. Her story is one of realizing the fantasy is has a darkside and actions have consequences. Or its maybe a mix of “be careful what you wish for” or that the real experience isn’t something you can handle.

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